i read 4 of my most anticipated books of 2022 and mayb ruined my life | ballad of never after, babel

lmao i got copyrighted for the mozart bit while i had my lil breakdown at the end of ballad of never after but it was worth it hahahah tbh i dont think mozart would care but ok, get your coin :')
sorry about the audio - sometimes i was too excited to set up my mic :''''')
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i read 4 of my most anticipated books of 2022 and mayb ruined my life | ballad of never after, babel

[@caricanread]

If you are thinking of reading Ballad of Never After PLEASE SKIP MY READING VLOG SECTION BECAUSE I WANT YOU ALL TO GO IN WITHOUT WARNING muhahhahha 🦊 The Ballad of Never After - 0:18 (spoilers start 6:22) 🖤 Babel - 13:22 🍵 Venom Dark and Sweet - 26:17 ♟ The Final Gambit - 35:34

[@chancy9415]

@@sophie1937 same :(

[@CorJakRaeKia1]

Hey Cari! Questions do you use a kindle? If so can you give me recommendations? I don’t have enough space in my apartment to keep buying books😅😅😅😅😅

[@chertea7832]

@@CorJakRaeKia1 cari has a whole video on how she accesses English books for free/cheap in Korea bc English books are expensive ther I would recommend you check it out

[@chertea7832]

Or at least I think she did I can’t find it now sorry :(

[@lunepapillons]

Cari, you’re scaring me… I don’t want to read it anymore 😂😂😂

[@lilmeowmeow667]

SG is trolling us there's no way the book is ending like this, Jacks deserves better!!! Evangeline deserves better!!! I DESERVE BETTER!!

[@tuscanyhealy3020]

This is exactly how I feel!!!! Surely, there has to be another book!?!

[@queenanneboleyn6848]

@@tuscanyhealy3020 the author just announced

[@tuscanyhealy3020]

@@queenanneboleyn6848 so happy ^^ 💜 hehe

[@samiyt8772]

THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER ENDING REALLY BROKE ME, I DID NOT EXPECT IT I NEED THE THIRD BOOK ASAP. JACKS AND EVANGELINE

[@barirahahmed3173]

It’s finally coming tomorrow 😭😭😭 i read the two books 15 days ago I couldn’t wait for the final

[@Noann100]

That's it, you've convinced me to read the entire Caraval Trilogy and Once upon a Broken Heart just to read the Ballad of Never After 😄 Update: I read them all and I'm obsessed, you guys were all right 😭💜

[@elviratraore962]

SAME

[@nancyc3143]

no literally

[@lilmeowmeow667]

I'm both incredibly jealous and incredibly terrified for you

[@lunalitera]

bestie please, i didn't have high hopes for the caraval trilogy but i LOVED it. the world, the characters, the description MINDBLOWING

[@bookwyrmroo5704]

Same! I mean I already had the Caravel boxset on my Amazon wishlist in a vague 'I'll get around to that series one day, I hear it's good' way, but now it's been bumped way way up in priority.

[@MadeeLwin]

I’m here because I just finished reading the Ballad of Never After and all I gotta say is… i cannot BELIEVE!!!!!! Was fully sweating and shaking after reading in utter disbelief

[@caricanread]

RIGHT

[@maluassayag5781]

ME TOO

[@oluwabukolaashaye4982]

🤣🤣

[@priyanshi5083]

Keeping the ending aside.. . Can we just freak out that jacks literally ate bread!!! Like BREAD..NOT APPLES.. BREADDDDDDD.. And evangeline literally spent the whole day wearing jacks shirt!!!!!!! 😩💞

[@normamongatane5182]

I was waiting for this because I was screaming!!!

[@eclipseyyyyy1]

she didn't tell us why he only ate apples tho😭😭

[@Noann100]

@@eclipseyyyyy1 I read a theory that he does it to control his urges as a fate. So just like how LaLa (the Unwed Bride) sews wedding dresses and clothes to stop her urge of trying to marrying someone new, because it will eventually end in heart break, Jacks might eat the apples to stop himself from kissing - and therefore killing - someone (to find his true love). I think LaLa also talks about how the urge to succumb to their fate becomes worse the longer they go without it and Jacks eats a lot of apples when he's with Evangeline 😃

[@Arroes2911]

​@@Noann100SCREAMING

[@shelbystephenson7567]

Omg I just read The Ballad of Never Afterand prior to watching this and I was so confused why she wrote herself the letter in the beginning of the book if she never re-read it throughout the rest of the book but you mentioning time travel just made me scream because (spoilers) APOLLO WIPED HER MEMORY AND THEN SHE’LL FIND THIS LETTER TO HERSELF IN BOOK 3 AND RUIN EVERYTHING I AM SO STRESSED

[@readingislife.]

OMG YESS SO TRUE😭😭 I finished the Ballad of Never After and omggg what kind of horrible ending is that??

[@stephanieliu7568]

the way you predicted this for book 3 and its actually the case 😭

[@BD-fc1il]

I don’t know if anyone has said this yet. BUT I HAD THE MOST MASSIVE EPIPHANY when you opened the first page of the book and mentioned it was Evangeline’s letter to herself. There will be a third book and that letter will come into play when she finds it. Unfortunately, it reads more in the favor of Apollo and not Jacks. But it does mention the prophecy and the arch so it should spawn Evangeline’s interest in uncovering her memories. Not to mention the last broken heart scar among many others questions to be answered for.

[@mariedeiros]

Yes. I was like "OMG THE LETTERS!!" Completely forgot about it. It's going to create trouble

[@lilmeowmeow667]

Omggg actually I was thinking that too!!! she still has one heart, the last kiss left from the debt with jacks so that's definitely gonna have to come into play it was a huge part of the story. I feel like the tattoo of the broken heart will help her remember jacks and regain her memory

[@AA1o1]

Imagine if the person jacks choses for her to kiss in order to collect his debt is him..... This will be a series there are soo many unanswered questions.... Aurora valor and jacks certainly have a history...

[@zoebluer2099]

OMG YOURE RIGHT!! i cant with that ending lol. i loved tbona but geez. i cried haha

[@BookBuds]

Omg yes!! There just HAS to be a third book! And it’s going to get really messy before it gets better 😬

[@jordanfaith8473]

I finished Ballad of Never After in one sitting yesterday. If this is just a duology I'm going to scream. Stephanie better not do us dirty like that.

[@user-ip5se6qd7m]

its not a duology, she announced it was gonna be a triolgy in september lmao

[@jordanfaith8473]

@@user-ip5se6qd7m yeah. My comment was posted before she announced anything........?

[@user-ip5se6qd7m]

@@jordanfaith8473 bro I was just letting u know bc I thought u didn’t know

[@gabrielle4857]

Just finished TBONA and omg girl... I did see Stephanie hinting at a 3th book and at this point I'm just waiting for the announcement because I just can't live with that ending forever, literally so frustrating. Prayers for the third book to come as fast as possible!

[@caricanread]

She’d better be ready to publish this thing TOMORROW cause girl 💀💀💀

[@Val.caligari]

@@caricanread its been 9 days already and nothing, I'm dying right now, I don't even know how many times I've read the ending. I still don't know how to feel 💀

[@wasserman7273]

​@@caricanreadso the third one will be out this October!

[@lilmeowmeow667]

The ballad of never after BROKE NY HEART THIS WAS TOO CRUEL STEPHANIE TOO CRUEL. I'm going to need a domestic au with Evajacks just living together at the hollows and being cute

[@tuscanyhealy3020]

I need that too! 😂

[@katemeyer5430]

I just finished The Ballad of Never After and I had the same hyperventilation and total disbelief reaction that you did. How am I supposed to live with that ending for a year? 😭😭😭 I am crushed.

[@nicoleeverett1696]

The Ballad of Never After was fantastic, by far the best book Garber has written so far in my opinion.

[@Denise_CZ]

After finishing TBONA last night, I just wanted to die, to forget everything what I just read. I was so speechless that I couldn't even cry! Just so unfair and heartbreaking! 😭

[@RaymondwLin]

I don't even read (much), i watch these vlogs to just to see your passion in reading. It's infectious, making me want to read. The bit around 7mins is fantastic !

[@barshaislam5931]

Once upon a broken heart and The ballad of never is such vibe for books. I mean those are like magical things for me. The cliffhanger SG left in the ballad of never was shocking. I was dying after that end.

[@harperhopkins6777]

TBONA destroyed me. I read those two series every year and I’m so obsessed with both of the series. The ending. I am furious 😂

[@crysthealcy]

I have read TBONA and that ending completely destroyed me. I had to pause and read it back a few times to make sure I wasn't reading wrong 😭 SPOILER FOR THE LAST LINE: But his voice was nothing but soothing as he said, "I'm your husband. You've been through something terrible, but it's all right now. I'm here, and I'm never going to let you go." There is gotta be a next book because I feel like there's still things that can still be explained more? But that might just be me helplessly hoping for a happy ending 🥲🥲

[@caricanread]

Ugh ok looks like we all got the same ending but i stand by my belief that there will be a third book!! I CANT LIVE LIKE THIS.

[@crysthealcy]

​@@caricanread I refuse to believe that (you know who) really just did that to Evangeline, I NEED TO KNOW HOW AND WHEN WAS HE ABLE TO DO THAT Edit: And I just remembered one more thing Spoilers: I believe there is still one more mark that Jack has on Evangeline? There has to be a third book to use that mark 🥲

[@lilmeowmeow667]

If this is actually how it ends and there's no book 3 I will scream and cry and write Stephanie Garber a very long emotionally charged email. This cannot be the way it ends I refuse to accept this as the ending

[@didip1000]

​@@crysthealcy [not SPOILER but still dont read until youve finished the book] ... ya there's many plot points that still aren't resolved, there's no way SG is gonna let it end like this. For a sec i thought she was actually gonna forget about the heart, until the Eva mentions it halfway through the book xD

[@neenajoseph8141]

@@lilmeowmeow667 Same!!!

[@mnlxlover00]

Once Upon a Broken Heart has been on my tbr for over a year now... And your recap of it has just made me want to read it even MORE now, Cari! 😂 I loving this long reading vlog... It's a gift to my soul on this busy Tuesday!! ❤

[@mcmusic96]

you're reaction to the ballad of never after is such a mood omg i just finished reading it and i'm still reeling

[@erisaphrodite]

BALLAD MADE ME GO INSANE I FELT NO PEACE WITHIN MY SOUL

[@razzlemekazzle]

babel is one of the best books i’ve read this year or maybe ever and THE ENDING OF BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER LEFT ME SPEECHLESS I WILL NEVER KNOW PEACE

[@katelynharrison3779]

Omg that dirty “the end” trick in Ballad😂😂 I did the same thing! I was like WHAT👀 and had a mild freak out, then turned the page and was extra confused and just kept spiraling.😂 Reminds me of the Caraval ending where there’s like 3 different endings😂 Edit: “what If everyone’s book ends differently?” …….😳🤯Excuse me while I run to every book store to investigate this.

[@chaniaqus]

I'm soo glad I found your channel. I read a lot of YA fantasy, and none of my friends do (or they don't read in english, so they have to wait until the translated version comes up), so always when I finish reading and I really can't find anyone to see if they had similar feelings (and my husband also worries about me when I'm so devastated about a book ending). Thank you! Also, my version of TBONA ends like yours and I was mind-blown when you suggested that there might be different versions out there somewhere (that would be really cruel to the readers, but in line with the whole style of the book).

[@Softxcxre]

8:02 This was me when I was reading TBONA 😭 I can feel your pain literally! But I think the real warning was, “Ballad’s never end happily” and I didn’t think anything of it till I finished the book 😭

[@mattkean1128]

The live look of you reading that ending was great 😂. Sending some love Cari 🌸

[@reanne03]

i finished babel on sunday and my god was it brilliant!! 😭 the topic is so complex but rebecca is so good at storytelling that you understand everything. cari, you definitely need to read the poppy war!!

[@lpchambers3681]

The Inheritance Games had me in a CHOKEHOLD!! I read it in a evening and I loved it!! Haven’t read the last books but I’m looking forward to it now…

[@beyzaanil3381]

so sorry for your loss cari, i hope you’re well 💗

[@triplets797]

I just finished the ballad of never after this morning and the more I think about the ending the more upset I am! I knew it was going to be crazy but ugh 😭

[@mdsnvr]

just finished ballad so of course I need to immediately come see your reactions!!!! but umm I’m shocked and hurt from the ending I need the third book IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@MyHonest123]

Can I just say, your hair looks FANTASTIC in this video and you’ve just convinced me to start a new series!

[@lorimea525]

Cari, I read the caraval trilogy, once upon a broken heart and the ballad of never after because of you (& this vid) and I finished the ballad of never after JUST NOW and I’m back to report that OMG IM A MESS, IM A SHELL. thank you for recsss ahhh can’t wait to read the last book & hear your thoughts!❤

[@groofay]

"Going from heartbreak to Babel," is this the 21st century way of saying "out of the frying pan, into the fire" or what?

[@groofay]

@Black ice I'm only about halfway through, and it's not _that_ sad yet, but the setup for emotional wreckage is very strong here

[@ashleehui3639]

R.F Kuang has done it again and mortally wounded my soul. I was very invested, and now will never be okay again... 5 stars

[@sserafims]

the wine cellar part infuriated me too!! i’m so so glad i wasn’t the only one. i thought my memory just sucked so i reread the first two books and when i found out it wasn’t in either and was just a memory we were supposed to find out about gradually i LOST it

[@lpchambers3681]

OH MY- I need to read/ reread ALL of Miss Garber Masterpieces!! I didn’t know there was so much that it was so good…

[@rosapartee8678]

Thank you so much I had Covid and your videos pulled me through… condolences for your grandma❤

[@elizabethsodimu9457]

The wine cellar thing was driving me nuts too!! I literally went back to search the past books bc I was SO confused that they kept mentioning it and I couldn’t remember it at all …and then the explanation of it was towards the end🤡 Team Xander and Nash only🙌🏿 I haven’t really liked Jamison(Jameson?) at all, I liked Grayson in the first but his character turned very weird in the second and third books and I’m not sure why buttt after those two I didn’t like him either. The whole obsession those two had with that girl was so weird to me.

[@Abby-mj8yj]

The wine cellar scene happened off the book. So its not actually written in the books.

[@lydiau0107]

I’m so glad it wasn’t just me

[@salutlori]

that table + book cover shot ❣

[@kiranreader]

loved learning more about babel from you!! heard so many people talking about it and its really piqued my interest

[@myriambisso7123]

I love you cari!💗 Your videos are the best:)

[@caricanread]

thank you so much :''')

[@JoJos_Mojo]

I just finished reading the ballad of never after and feel so vindicated by your reaction lol

[@itsjustamy1876]

ohh my gawd, your reaction to ballad of never after has me hyped to read the books! 😂

[@hollyc4624]

Your critique of Babel was really great. I loved it and so far it is one of my favorite books of the year. But I also thought there was a section that was too much of an info-dump and instead of being dialogue or action, was more the history of the situation. Necessary for the understanding of why there was a secret society in the first place but still a slog to read. It felt like this section could have been shortened without losing much of the reasons for the action. The characters were terrific. I also found that a slower reading of it helped get through some of the inaction. Jess Owens suggested this and it made the experience better imo.

[@kayleighhang3447]

The ending of Ballad… I can’t 😭💔

[@olaturek3678]

I'm about to cancel my Storytel subscription this Saturday but I found that they have Babel on it! And now instead of slowly listening the last book of the Ember in the Ashes series as my last audiobook on this app, I'm speeding through it just to be able to listen to it! Gah, I'm so excited I love R.F. Kuang!!!!!!!

[@MyLittleCorner4]

Omg I just got my copy of Never After and mine is hardcover 400 pages. Currently trying to decide if I read Broken Heart again cus I don’t remember what happened and can’t find a plot summary! Also finishing up The Final Gambit.

[@bthwrts]

I just finished Babel and yes I am mid-breakdown but also yes I came straight here to finish this video and know what Cari thinks

[@shaniamcdonald5059]

The pain you feel after you finished reading Ballad of Never After I have been feeling since I got an early copy in July. It hurts …. So much.

[@Zer0.th0ughts]

Honestly in babel the explanation language stuff was my favorite part. Could've read a whole book of just that

[@Mngjanice]

I love love love Libby. I can’t say I love physically reading in the app itself but you can totally choose in the settings to read in the Kindle app 🌻 I’m also just starting the final gambit and I’m so confused. Not on team Jameson 🌚

[@tracy1395]

Exactly. In Libby, you can choose 'Read With Kindle' for most ebooks. I wonder if Babel just wasn't offered through Kindle??

[@SadieLewman]

Yes! I came here to say this. If you don't see the Kindle option for any books (sounds like that may be the case for Cari) then check your settings!

[@carolineblueskies]

Yes, I always read with my Kindle, it's very easy to connect them!

[@bhavyabhushan6813]

"We are not team Jameson" THANK YOU. Finally someone said it. Love your videos ❤️

[@LMX_Edits]

HUH ok I’m team Jameson but I wanna hear why you’re team Grayson (I’m not interrogating u but I really wanna know why)❤

[@austen253]

Cari I simply MUST know if you've read the Locked Tomb series. I've been hearing about it for over a year online and finally caved and started Gideon the Ninth and I think it might be one of the most fascinatingly written sci-fi/fantasy novels I've ever read. Love these book chats, thank you for giving me more books to add to the list of things I need to pick up as I start getting back into books after undergrad completely killed my reading habit!!

[@lpchambers3681]

Man- Cari is not alright with Ballad, poor girl… …love your videos!! 💜

[@lynmcleod4155]

Literally jumping on to comment and ducking out…. I’m in the middle of a couple of these books and can’t wait to hear your thoughts 🧡🧡🧡 sooooo I’ll finish them and then come and watch the rest! Love you Cari, keep being awesome🙌

[@AngelsSKisses]

So I just finished the Ballad of never After, and I am so happy my reaction was just like yours. I got to the The End and was like what and then noticed there were more pages. I was thinking, hey it's just like a bonus chapter or something and then I got to the next part that repeated Chapter 44 and I started screaming. When I finished the book I needed to see what your reaction was to see if it was the same. OMG, I need book 3 now! A few more months!

[@gumdropgardens]

The Libby interface was especially challenging for me when I used it for audiobook bedtime stories!

[@whosminou]

bro the ending to the ballad of never after. when I tell you I was SILENT in shock for a few hours. gosh i need to reread it

[@mounabelaid1326]

I’m only halfway through the final gambit right now and as someone who has been team grayson from the start, I’m loosing my mind about what’s going on with him right now 😭😭 i swear if he ends up with who i think he’s gonna end up with …….. i will burn this book to the ground 💀

[@tobesoquiet]

just read it all today and ME.

[@MsCaptainClaudia]

Just finished the book. I feel you🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@rodsitamara]

but grayson fans couldnt have gone into the book thinking they would be engame... avery literally chose jameson everytime she had to make a choice.

[@nicolelv1477]

I read Poppy Wars because it showed up in recommended for Fantasy and oh boy does it deliver! Girl read it! Very similar colonization themes through out the series with of course a Fantasy element. Poppy Wars wrecked me in a good way! I’m reading Babel now because R.F Kuang is just so good and because u went on about it for a few videos lol 😂

[@noeliacaceres6208]

I am so late to the ballad of never after hype but MY GOD! I finished this June 1rst and I literally was staring at the ceiling for like 30 minutes and proceeded to deep dive into theories and posts and videos, anything I could find! I have gone back to reread quotes and now I have to wait til October!

[@nyxfairy6538]

gurl same!! i read theories and videos just to fill the void TBONA gave me. you might be late for the hype but at least you didn't have to wait for long for the next book 😭🍎🦊

[@mdsnvr]

My preorder of ballad of never after comes soon and I’m not prepared at all!

[@caricanread]

good luck

[@rosyreverie]

Same! I’ve had it preordered since April and I’m supposed to get my copy on Thursday I’m so excited

[@kartik3719]

I'd love to see a sequel to this where you read sequels to adult fantasy books like The Well of Ascension, The Atlas Padadox, The Empire of Gold etc etc

[@QianQian17]

you've convinced me to read babel, the caraval trilogy and the once upon a broken heart series 😭

[@fishacathryn]

I JUST FINISHED READING and i came back to this vlog 😭 good thing i read this after the announcement

[@redblueprints]

I'M LITERALLY DYING AFTRR READING THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER!!

[@ratikapai5532]

I was waiting for your views on The Final Gambit because I started the series after you recommended the first book. The second book was indeed disappointing and I have the third book but haven't been able to read it as yet. And now after your review I can't wait to get to it. Thanks. :)

[@sunasun9060]

Love you, love your videos, you’re just like meditation

[@caricanread]

thank you!

[@saraclav3671]

i fully sobbed the from the moment the spell was broken at the inn until the very last page

[@bertagalindo1392]

Cari, I’ve read babel and I didn’t have the same issue as you w the apps and still felt it was a bit too long… I didn’t love it but it was okay. I felt like as you said, the first part was too descriptive plus it felt like an excuse to write lectures… like she kinda brushes through the first three years. AND I AGREE AND THE EMOTIONAL PARTS like I cry so much w books and this one didn’t make me cry ONCE.

[@sugarystrawberrybreeze6976]

Babel is definitely not a book for everyone because of its pacing, themes, and writing style. I loved it, some people won't. I feel like it's something for the dark academia classics reading girlies😅 Also, necause you mentioned it is telling more: I feel like RF Kuang wanted this book to read like a classics, because a lot of classics tell things of the past more.

[@takshatangudu8736]

TRUE , Babel is literally one of my all time faves! Considering I'm an Indian, I felt the need of showing the actual colors of "the british empire". As a person who loves literature and languages and feels sad that the only language we are exposed to at school is english (and our second and third language, but kinda less) despite having such a rich heritage, literature and culture. I think this wouldve been relatable to asians as a whole.

[@nyxqueenofshadows]

already had babel on my radar so i'm glad it turned out to be worth it! slight middle sludge aside ofc

[@vinkookie2105]

I just finished the Ballad Of Never After and I cannot with that ending....MY GOSH this can't be it!!!

[@asmaaria5066]

Now you suddenly MADE me want to read a book that I had completely dismissed from my TBR

[@faithcaren577]

i love this video! now i want to read all of these books hehe

[@AliciaGarcia-qy9hk]

i got the audiobook and ebook for babel at the same time from my library and listened/read them together and i realized the ebook was missing the footnotes which were read in the audiobook. seems like a major error for a big publication 😬 but i guess footnotes aren’t that common in fiction. anyways the footnotes didn’t change the plot or story at all, just added to it

[@perturbedpoet2491]

if you were reading in LIbby I've noticed sometimes the footnotes break! Had that happen with a book that I *knew* had footnotes but somehow they weren't showing in the ebook.

[@its_just_seb]

my personal most anticipated book of 2022 is "As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow" by Zoulfa Katouh. It's a book set in syria written by a syrian-canadian author. I per-ordered the UK edition, which comes out tomorrow, but the US edition is already out and it's killing me to have to wait.

[@Jaaaannnneeee]

I’m so interested in Babel because I’m studying linguistics and history but I’m very wary of dark academia novels since getting blindsided by a specific scene/flashback early on in Ninth House, so I’ll probably have to wait until it gets TWs on does the dog die lmao

[@jumisjam]

Girl I just finished the entire caraval series and ballad in like 3 days and ur reaction to ballad was MY REACTION. I HAD WORK AT 7AM THE NEXT DAY BUT WAS UP AT 1 AM CRYING TO MY BOYFRIEND LIKE WHAAT

[@Rose_Marys_Art.]

Me and you had the reaction to Ballad of Never After, like it was sooo good!!

[@saskiaaribawa]

34:54 MISSED OPPORTUNITY of not saying it wasn’t your cup of tea 😭😂

[@willsinfinitelibrary8311]

I was sure she was going to say it! 🤣

[@caitsimmonds1626]

Ballad of Never After absolutely destroyed me 😭😭😭 like I think there are a lot of books that have made me cry, but very few that have made me absolutely bawl like this book did. I was ugly crying. I remember seeing SG’s Instagram story a couple of months ago saying that she wasn’t going to tell us if it was a duology or a trilogy until after the book came out, and I absolutely love her but this is too cruel 🥲🥲🥲 I hope she relieves our suffering soon. Loved your video as always, Cari 🤗

[@caricanread]

I dodnt know she was playing around with a possible trilogy so i went in 100% believing this was the last book and that ending destrooooyed me

[@caitsimmonds1626]

@@caricanread honestly, I don’t blame you because I was just really lucky that I caught the Instagram story. And as soon as she said it, it was like 👀 this has got to be trilogy right? And now I’ve never hoped for a duology to become a trilogy more in my life. I swear to God, if she leaves it like that I will never recover 😂😂😂😂

[@Emma-Albertoni]

You can move the book to kindle from Libby!! I’ve done it before

[@chianna_li]

^^ me too. I always export from Libby to kindle

[@MelsShelves]

The Libby things sounds like your library/country. I’m at 5 libraries across the US and all of them can be sent to Kindle if I want to. Hopefully this changes for you bc it’s absolutely the best feature!

[@CaptainIceYT]

Your stories are so sweet

[@nikolkuhar8127]

Great news, there will be third book in once upon a broken heart. I also cried my heart and soul on that The end. No book ever made me feel like that

[@carlottaschmidt2411]

❤️ I hope I am first :) I have been waiting for this ❤️ I desperately want to read the Caraval series and Once upon a Broken Heart but I have to wait until it is available at my library

[@caricanread]

❤❤❤ hope it comes in soon!!!

[@Sthemingway]

I cannot wait for the second book of Legendborn!

[@CrystalRMartin]

Are you excited for Defend The Dawn? Nobody seems to have it on their radar? I pre-ordered the B&N exclusive edition and it's now out of stock. It comes out next Tues and I cannot wait. I also just tried to read A Magic Steeped in Poison, but I couldn't get into it. 😅😘

[@editbyhaula9493]

your review on babel made me want to pick it up

[@hannahanna2835]

usually on libby you have the option to select either reading through libby or reading on your kindle app! i’m not sure if they don’t do that in a new update but i always choose to read through the kindle app, i hope you can do that next time! :)

[@Princesstayler9]

I just ordered my Ballad of Never After not too long ago, but haven't read the first. I finished Caraval a couple months ago. I've just been reading some other books so haven't got around to the spin-off series yet. I heard it was another trilogy so I was already expecting a 3rd book. This is why I try to wait (but end up not waiting) for series to be completed before reading...but, that's not fun is it? Lol

[@marthagehrke3683]

I was not a huge fan of the Caraval series, it went just downhill for me, but I read it to be able to read Once Upon a Broken Heart, so I hope to like it haha. Also, wanted to ask you, as a person living in Seoul as well, where do you buy your English books? I've visited a few bookstores but I never get to find any recent books there. :)) Thanks in advance

[@yunitanjau6621]

My ballad pages is 400 pages! And my heart is in pieces 😭😭😭

[@tanyaroberts919]

Just got my copy of The Ballad of never after And I'm so excited to read it! ✨️ wait, omg your face in shock 😲 I need to read the ballad asap Indigo special edition ( with jacks pov) last words : "I'm never going to let you go"

[@caricanread]

Omg whaaat i didnt have a jacks pov 😳😳😳😳

[@tanyaroberts919]

@@caricanread I will read it asap and freak out haha I'll tag you haha 😄

[@AA1o1]

Don't you mean Apolo's pov ???😯😯😯😯😯😯

[@MyFlyingCherry]

Ummm do you mean I need to run get another edition? because I will!! Mine did NOT have a Jacks' POV at the end. I'm losing my mind

[@izzyborn8917]

@@tanyaroberts919 COULD YOU PLEASE COPY AND PASTE HIS POV CHAPTER HERE PLEASE IM PERISHING😭😭😭

[@MeggIsAwesome]

I screamed at the end of The Ballad of Never After. I even shed a few tears from the shear pain I felt in those last few pages.

[@marynelson2875]

The poppy war trilogy is also about the opioid crisis in china and its civil wars, it's been very interesting to learn about, school failed me as well. The second book has a colonial nation that shows up and raises lots of dilemmas about sacrificing dignity and autonomy in order to get their technology.

[@sso1865]

I understand your reaction to the book(ballad of never after) because that was me too 😂 I don’t think I can wait a whole year for the third book…

[@TI3RU]

As someone who ended up DNF’ing the poppy war for the reasons you mentioned you struggled with Babel, it seems RF Kuang’s writing style will probably illicit the same reaction from me if I try reading Babel 😅 At least if I try reading it now, my expectations will be more realistic so I appreciate the honest reaction!

[@vietbluecoeur]

I’ve only made it about 8 minutes in and I am HOWLING WITH LAUGHTER. HELPPPPPPP MOZART’S LACRIMOSA PLAYING OMINOUSLY AS YOUR JAW DROPS WIDER AND WIDER READING THE LAST FEW PAGES. I CANNOT BREEEEEEEEATHE 🤣🤣🤣🤣